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Statewide Quality Assurance Report

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Florida Department of Children and FamiliesCase Management Services - 2009-2010 <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Assurance</strong> <strong>Report</strong>Guardianship, Permanent Placement with a Relative, or Another Planned Permanent LivingArrangement. Guidelines were provided to select a certain number of cases from each goal, butwith some local flexibility. Detailed QA reports for individual CBCs are located at Florida’s Center forthe Advancement of Child Welfare Practice:http://centerforchildwelfare.fmhi.usf.edu/qa/QA_<strong>Report</strong>s/Forms/AllItems.aspxIn addition to the case file review, feedback from youth was solicited through Youth Roundtablesthat were facilitated across the state. This youth empowerment activity allowed youth a legitimatevoice in the system. In addition, the Youth Roundtables provided a forum for youth to become apartner in influencing local and state policy. The Youth Roundtable process and a summary of theircritical concerns are in section IV of this report. Youth perspective were written by youth andsubmitted to be included in this report. Their writings offer an insight into their perspective of thechild welfare system.III. General Findings and Practice TrendsChild welfare case work practice encompasses the range of activities designed to help familieswith children strengthen family functioning and address challenges that may threaten familystability. These activities include family centered assessment and case planning; case management;specific interventions with families including counseling, education, and skill building; advocating forfamilies; and connecting families with the supportive services and resources they need to improvetheir parenting abilities and achieve a nurturing and stable family environment. In child welfare, acombination of good case work practices increases the likelihood that optimal outcomes can beachieved. The tables and graphs contained in this report provide a view of inter-related activitiesthat tell a story about child welfare practice in Florida. Each practice impacts the other and if poorperformance is noted in one area, the likelihood for success overall decreases.a) AssessmentAssessment is the process of gathering information that will support service planning anddecision-making regarding the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, andfamilies. It begins with the first contact with a family and continues until the case is closed. Theassessment is based on the assumption that for services to be relevant and effective, caseworkers must systematically gather information and continuously evaluate the needs of childrenand parents/caregivers as well as the ability of family members to use their strengths to addresstheir problems. Many assessments are conducted for different purposes throughout a family'sOffice of Family Safety | Page 6

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